| CPC H01F 7/0247 (2013.01) [H01F 1/44 (2013.01); H01F 7/206 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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15. A method of forming a magnetic barcode, comprising:
providing a gel precursor solution including dispersed magnetic particles; and
inducing gelation of the precursor solution in the presence of a spatially varying magnetic field to yield a gel in which the magnetic particles are aligned into magnetic chains having spatially varying orientations across multiple domains in the gel.
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